Chocolate-covered bacon
Serves 12
6 slices thick-cut bacon, halved
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate
¼ cup white chocolate, optional
Cook bacon slices until crispy. Drain and cool thoroughly on a paper towel. Melt semi-sweet chocolate. Holding a slice of bacon over the melted chocolate, use a spoon to coat the top side of the bacon strip. Lay the strips on a piece of parchment or wax paper while the chocolate hardens. (This can be done in the refrigerator for quicker hardening.) When chocolate is set, flip the strips over, coat the other side and let harden again. To decorate the bacon strips, melt the white chocolate. Using a small piping bag with a very small piping tip, or using the tips of a fork dipped in the melted chocolate, drizzle white chocolate over one side of the bacon.
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Recipe tip
How to cook crispy bacon – To get the crispiest cooked bacon, start out with thicker slices. If you’re cooking just a few strips, microwave about one minute per slice, longer if needed. For larger batches of bacon, lay strips on parchment paper on a baking sheet, and bake at 425 F about 20 minutes.